Siemens Gigaset SL565 Twin Bluetooth ® Cordless Phone

"This cordless phone is one of the best we’ve ever tested and is a clear Best Buy. It’s packed with features, has a fantastic answering machine and is easy to use."

The exceptional phone with outstanding design plus an integrated answering machine and additional handset

The Gigaset SL565 Twin gives you extra phoning flexibility with an additional handset. Neat, smart and stylish, it fits beautifully into a lifestyle that demands the latest and best that technology has to offer. Incorporating state-of-the-art Bluetooth® technology, the Gigaset SL565 Duo lets you transfer data wirelessly to and from your cell phone or PC, and also enjoy handsfree talking with a wireless headset. In combination with Gigaset QuickSync software, it allows you to download screensavers and pictures and synchronize your address book with Microsoft Outlook®. For those occasions when you have to miss calls, you’ll appreciate the integrated digital answering machine, which provides up to 35 minutes of recording time and can be operated by voice command. When you want to be alerted to calls silently, just use the vibracall function to replace the ring with a quiet vibration.

If you’re looking for a top-of-the-line phone with the extra convenience of an additional handset, the Gigaset SL565 Duo is the answer.

An additional handset for the sake of convenience
Take your calls at leisure when you have not one, but a pair of trim handsets placed strategically within your home. Put one handset in the kitchen, and the additional handset in the study, and enjoy even more phoning freedom. Both handsets will impress you with their stylish, compact, and clean design.

Free as a bird with Bluetooth ®
If you already own a Bluetooth® cell phone, you’re familiar with the convenience of phoning with a stylish wireless headset. Why not enjoy the same freedom with your home phone? When you use a wireless headset with the Gigaset SL565 Duo, you can set aside the handset and carry on conversations altogether independently of the phone. Wouldn’t you like to wander out to the garden and relax over a long drink while you chat with an old friend far away?

vCard and QuickSync make keeping track of people a pleasure
The Gigaset SL565 Duo contains an address book spacious enough for 250 vCard entries. The great thing about vCard entries is that they consist of much more than just a name and a number. You can store 3 phone numbers, an e-mail address, and a birthday date for each contact. Bluetooth® and QuickSync software work together to enable you to transfer the entire contents of your address book between your home phone and your cell phone as well as synchronize with Microsoft Outlook® on a PC. You can also download pictures and ringtones and assign them to individual address book entries. Thanks to the CLIP function, you can then tell who’s calling by the ringtone or by the picture that shows up when someone phones.

Advanced voice-controlled answering machine
You’ll never miss another important call thanks to the integrated digital answering machine, featuring up to 35 minutes of recording time. When new messages come in, they are displayed on both of the phone’s handsets as well as the base station. If you’re away from home this phone will even alert your mobile via SMS² when you receive a new message. But best of all, this sophisticated machine takes voice commands. You literally just say the word – and the machine responds.
Vibracall alerts you silently
When you’re expecting an important call, but you don’t want the telephone ring to disturb others, just activate the vibracall function on your Gigaset SL565 Duo. You will be alerted when the call comes in, and the rest of the house will remain peaceful and undisturbed. Perfect for letting the baby sleep.

Featuring an energy-saving power supply, the Gigaset SL565 uses up to 60% less energy than our conventional cordless phones – so it saves you money and is better for the environment. Like all Gigaset cordless phones, it also variably reduces transmitting power from the handset to base station according to their distance apart – but goes further in a number of other ways. Choosing ECO Mode on this model allows you to reduce the base station’s transmitting power by 80% for all registered handsets. When docked, this phone also reduces the transmitting power of both handset and base station to almost zero. As a result, you can enjoy a more energy-efficient way of staying connected with the world.

The Gigaset SL565 offers you the cutting-edge advantages of Bluetooth® as well as an integrated answering machine. Combining fashionable design with the best in wireless convenience, it makes phoning a true pleasure.

Quite simply, the best phone currently available now with 2 years manufacturer guarantee

The Siemens Gigaset SL565 Twin is available with double the normal range. If you live in a big house or one in which you suffer from poor range, please click here.

Bundle packs which include a wireless headset for complete freedom. Please click here.

I've had the phones for 5 days and can honestly say they are the best home phones I have ever owned. They feel more solid than other reviews would lead you to believe and the charging cradles are quite heavy. Easy to install, and easy to use. If you are a BT 1571 user, a word of caution. Set the answerphone to cut in after ten seconds, anything over this time goes to 1571. I've actually had 1571 turned off; you need to contact BT customer services to do this and it can take up to 24 hours. I wasted several hours trying to find this out on thier website! Well done again BT. The ability to recieve txt messages on my mobile when I miss a home phone call or answerphone message is excellent. Transferring numbers from your mobile to the handset via bluetooth is also quite easy, although a little time consuming. My advice is to put all the numbers you require onto phone 1. You can then transfer this full list to phone 2 in one easy operation. Full marks to Ligo on their speed and standard of delivery, in my case within 24hours!